Follis of Justin II, Antioch | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 2007.257
People: Justin II, Byzantine (r. 565 - 578 CE)
Title: Follis of Justin II, Antioch
Classification: Coins
Work Type: coin
Date: 571-572
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Antioch (Syria)
Period: Byzantine period, Early
Culture: Byzantine
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/27288

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Bronze

Metal

AE

Technique

Stamped

Dimensions

14.67 g

Die Axis

6

Inscriptions and Marks

Reverse Inscription: M ANNO II III

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Martin J. Deeran, Purchased form, 1995, Gift to HUAM, 1995.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: DOC I, 152b.1

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of David Gordon Mitten in memory of H. Bartlett Wells, Harvard College Class of 1929, and Margareta Viesca Wells
Accession Year: 2007
Object Number: 2007.257
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Obverse: Justin and Sophia nimbate, facing on double throne; they hold between them a globe surmounted by a long cross and in their hands long scepters.

Verification Level

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2007.257: Follis of Justin II, Antioch